Russian and Belarusian airborne forces participated in a joint tactical exercise in Western Russia starting on 18th February through to the 20th. The exercise was held at the Strugi Krasnyye… Continue reading "Paratroopers from Belarus and Russia Complete Joint Military Exercise"
On 29 January, the governments of Finland and Latvia signed a Technical Arrangement to launch a joint development program for sustained army mobility enhancement. The document was signed by the… Continue reading "Finland and Latvia To Jointly Develop Patria Derivative"
The troubled acquisition of the Ajax was dealt another blow with the first squadron of vehicles missing their delivery date to the British Army’s Household Cavalry. Jane’s reported that the… Continue reading "British Army Ajax Misses First Delivery Date"
Hanwha Defense have announced an additional order for their K55A1 155mm tracked self-propelled howitzers (SPHs) by the Army of the Republic of Korea. In a deal with the Defense Acquisition… Continue reading "Hanwha Wins Additional ROK Order for K55A1s"
The French Defense Innovation Agency, part of the Directorate General of Armaments, has announced the successful tender for a number of Israeli Roboteam Probot unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs). The Israeli… Continue reading "French Army to Purchase Roboteam Probot UGVs"
The NATO Alliance Ground Surveillance (AGS) program’s first RQ-4D high-altitude remotely-piloted (HARP) aircraft landed in Sigonella, Italy on the 21st November. This marks an official operational milestone for the AGS… Continue reading "First NATO Alliance Ground Surveillance (AGS) Program Flight a Success"
Norway will receive its first Hanwha Land Systems K9 155/L52 self-propelled howitzer (SPH) in December after a handover ceremony in South Korea last week. The bulk of the K9s and… Continue reading "K9 Vidar Self-Propelled Howitzers for Norwegian Army"
BAE Systems Hägglunds has been awarded a contract this week to fit Elbit Systems’ Iron Fist active protection system (APS) to Dutch Army CV9035NL infantry fighting vehicles (IFV) as one… Continue reading "Dutch Select Iron Fist APS for CV90"
At DSEI 2019 the Estonian UGV THeMIS, produced by Milrem, is being shown off in 4 different configurations. The most radical of these is the installation of a 6 round… Continue reading "DSEI 2019: THeMIS equipped with Brimstone"
BAE has been funded by the US Army to build prototypes mounting the new cannon designed for the Extended Range Cannon Artillery program (ERCA) on their M109A7 chassis. The M109A7… Continue reading "Extended Range Cannon Artillery Program Gains Momentum"